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Johnny Jose Starri, 36, from Adelaide, was identified as the alleged carjacker who caused a chaotic rampage through Sydney's CBD on Thursday night. Police charge Starri with multiple offenses including assault, negligent driving, and damaging property after he allegedly stole a Mazda sedan, crashed into another vehicle, rammed a police car, and hit a pedestrian. Starri faced a bedside court hearing and was refused bail; he remains under guard at St Vincent's Hospital for mandatory testing.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Thursday night around 9pm, a man allegedly carjacked a Mazda sedan from its female driver in Sydney's CBD at the intersection of King and Pitt streets. The suspect then drove along George Street, crashing into another vehicle near Market Street before hitting a pedestrian—a woman in her 50s with minor injuries—and striking a stationary police car near the Queen Victoria Building. The 36-year-old suspect was arrested wearing only his underwear and covered in blood outside the QVB around 9pm. He is currently under guard at St Vincent’s Hospital for mandatory testing before expected charges, including assault and negligent driving. The incident caused panic among Thursday-night shoppers but fortunately resulted in no serious injuries beyond hospitalization of the injured pedestrian.
Written for “Sydney CBD Carjacking Rampage” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
The alleged carjacker accused of stealing one car before sending another crashing into a police car and then striking a pedestrian in Sydney's CBD has been identified.
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Johnny Jose Starri, 36, from Adelaide, faced a bedside court hearing on Friday after he was charged with a string of offences over the alleged rampage that unfolded in front of dozens of shoppers on Thursday night.
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Emergency services were called to the corner of King and Pitt Street about 9pm on Thursday following reports of a carjacking.
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Police allege Starri approached the female driver of a Mazda sedan before he stole the vehicle and sped off towards George Street.
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The Mazda allegedly collided with a rideshare vehicle at the intersection of George and Market Street, which then crashed into a stationary police vehicle parked nearby.
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The Mazda crashed into a bollard and then struck a woman in her 50s who was walking along Market Street.
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Officers arrested Starri, 36, in his underwear at the scene and transported him to St Vincent's Hospital for mandatory testing, where he remains under police guard.
Starri was charged with assault with intent to take/drive motor vehicle, negligent driving (no death or grievous bodily harm), common assault and destroy or damage property.
Johnny Jose Starri is accused of stealing a car and causing an alleged rampage through the Sydney CBD
He was allegedly behind the wheel of an allegedly stolen Mazda (pictured) which struck a rideshare vehicle and then a pedestrian
The impact caused the rideshare vehicle to crash into a parked police car
Starri faced a bedside court hearing, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court next Wednesday.
It was his second court appearance within three weeks after he faced Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on September 23 on an unrelated matter.
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The female pedestrian who was struck was taken to hospital in a stable condition.
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The owner of the Mazda and the two occupants in the rideshare vehicle were shaken but uninjured.
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Police said the alleged incident appeared to be a random attack and confirmed that the man was known to police in South Australia.
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The chaotic scenes unfolded near the Queen Victoria Building, where there were dozens of bystanders.
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It was very crowded, we are very lucky that no one was seriously injured,' Acting Superintendent Andy Solah said.
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'We had reports over a short period of time of a male person acting erratically and police were responding to those reports at that time.
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Johnny Jose Starri, 36, from Adelaide, remains in hospital under police guard
Police investigations into the alleged carjacking continue
'It was extremely dangerous and we were very fortunate there weren't more serious injuries.
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Footage of the aftermath showed the busy intersection cordoned off and debris strewn across the street.
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Light rail services were also disrupted.
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Inquiries into the alleged incident are ongoing.
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Anyone who witnessed the incident or has relevant footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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